Name: Halil Relation To Me: Cousin Favorite Genre(s): Rap Favorite Artist: 50 Cent Why: He just liked the stories that were told and because he was influenced him to listen to it from the environment he lived in. African-American Event: On October 9, 2000, an article was published on NYTimes to show how an African-American man wanted to fix America's school system. Cory A. Booker, a 31-year-old, African-American democrat of the Newark City Council really wants to have a better school system for children. He is so inspired by people like Malcolm X, Frederick Douglass, and Langston Hughes that he always uses their quotes. This man truly cares about the education of children. The original article is found here. -20
Fig 2: Bon Jovi From The Year 1990
Name: Serafet Relation To Me: Mom Favorite Genre(s): Pop and Rock Favorite Artist: Bon Jovi Why: It tells you real life stories with emotion. African-American Event: On February 1, 1991, Harvard hired an African-American Studies specialist. Also known as Henry Louis Gates Jr. Also, in this article, states that Henry also made a specialty of rediscovering and publishing the works of black female writers from the 19th-century, and that he has written many things about slave narratives and black dialect. The original article is here.
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Fig 3: Michael Jackson's Album "Beat It" From The 80s
Name: John Relation To Me: Neighbor Favorite Genre: Rock and Pop Favorite Artist: Michael Jackson Why: All of his songs had meaning to them. Also because they were all fun and everybody was involved with a dance so that everyone can dance to his songs too. African American Event: On March 6, 1985, Black Woman Emerge From History's Neglect, an article from the NYTimes was published to say that an African American woman made history. Her name was Mary McLeod Bethune. Who was a political activist, educator, and advisor to Presidents Coolidge, Hoover, Roosevelt, and Truman. She was honored with a commemorative stamp bearing her likeness. She is the 8th Black American. Also what is surprising, is that besides Harriet Tubman, she is the only African-American woman to be so honored. The original article is here.
Name: Halil
Relation To Me: Cousin
Favorite Genre(s): Rap
Favorite Artist: 50 Cent
Why: He just liked the stories that were told and because he was influenced him to listen to it from the environment he lived in.
African-American Event: On October 9, 2000, an article was published on NYTimes to show how an African-American man wanted to fix America's school system. Cory A. Booker, a 31-year-old, African-American democrat of the Newark City Council really wants to have a better school system for children. He is so inspired by people like Malcolm X, Frederick Douglass, and Langston Hughes that he always uses their quotes. This man truly cares about the education of children. The original article is found here.
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Name: Serafet
Relation To Me: Mom
Favorite Genre(s): Pop and Rock
Favorite Artist: Bon Jovi
Why: It tells you real life stories with emotion.
African-American Event: On February 1, 1991, Harvard hired an African-American Studies specialist. Also known as Henry Louis Gates Jr. Also, in this article, states that Henry also made a specialty of rediscovering and publishing the works of black female writers from the 19th-century, and that he has written many things about slave narratives and black dialect. The original article is here.
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Name: John
Relation To Me: Neighbor
Favorite Genre: Rock and Pop
Favorite Artist: Michael Jackson
Why: All of his songs had meaning to them. Also because they were all fun and everybody was involved with a dance so that everyone can dance to his songs too.
African American Event: On March 6, 1985, Black Woman Emerge From History's Neglect, an article from the NYTimes was published to say that an African American woman made history. Her name was Mary McLeod Bethune. Who was a political activist, educator, and advisor to Presidents Coolidge, Hoover, Roosevelt, and Truman. She was honored with a commemorative stamp bearing her likeness. She is the 8th Black American. Also what is surprising, is that besides Harriet Tubman, she is the only African-American woman to be so honored. The original article is here.